CN1358397A - Method for expanding channel capacity in mobile communications system - Google Patents

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CN1358397A
CN1358397A CN00809486.1A CN00809486A CN1358397A CN 1358397 A CN1358397 A CN 1358397A CN 00809486 A CN00809486 A CN 00809486A CN 1358397 A CN1358397 A CN 1358397A
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A mobile communications system includes a plurality of cell segments each allocated primary carriers to carry circuit-switched traffic and packet data carriers for carrying packet-switched traffic. The packet data carriers include two sets of carriers, a main set of carriers (F1, F2, or F3) and a secondary set of carriers (F4, F5, and F6). The main packet data carriers (F1, F2, and F3) are allocated to corresponding cell segments. The secondary carriers (F4, F5, and F6) are allocated to high capacity segments, which may be segments having high bursty traffic or segments in which a hierarchical cell structure is implemented. For high bursty cell segments, the main carriers (F1, F2, and F3) are used to carry control signaling for performing selection or reselection. However, in such high bursty cell segments, the secondary carriers (F4, F5, and F6) are not used for performing cell segment selection or reselection.

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The method of expanding channel capacity in the mobile communication system
Technical field
The present invention relates to expand in the mobile communication system carrier capacity.
Background technology
Mobile communication system such as honeycomb or Personal Communications Services (PCS) system is made up of many sub-districts.Each sub-district provides a Radio Communications Center, and mobile device wherein and another mobile device or the wireline equipment that is connected public switch telephone network (PSTN) are set up and called out.Each sub-district comprises a radio base station, and each base station all is connected with mobile switching centre, wherein between mobile switching centre's controlling mobile equipment or the call treatment between mobile device and the PSTN equipment.
From initial Advanced Mobile Phone System (AMPS) standard, the developed and enforcement of additional wireless protocols.A kind of such agreement is time division multiple access (TDMA) agreement, and it is to implement as IS-54 standard (EIA/TIA/IS-54) at first, occurs the TIA/EIA-136 agreement of telecommunications industry association (TIA) afterwards.Adopt TIA/EIA-136 TDMA, each channel bearing is divided into the frame of six time slots, so that each channel support reaches three mobile devices.If the use half rate speech coder, so each channel then can be between maximum six mobile devices the time share.Other system based on TDMA comprises global system for mobile communications (GSM), and it uses the tdma frame that is divided into eight time slots (or Burst Period).
Traditional wireless system towards voice such as TIA/EIA-136 and GSM tdma system adopts the circuit switching access path, and wherein, the duration of the connection of circuit between mobile device and mobile switching centre is occupied.This connection is suitable for continuous relatively communication most, for example voice.But, use packet switching to connect such as the data network of Local Area Network, wide area network (WAN) and internet, wherein, the communication on the communication link between the node is undertaken by packet.As long as node need send or receive packet, this node then takies communication link.Along with increasing rapidly of phone user's quantity and constantly popularizing of data network communications, connect with regard to more and more needing to provide the packet switched wirelss data that data network, Email, database file and other categorical data etc. are inserted.
Several packet-based wireless connections agreements have been proposed, so that more efficiently connection is provided between mobile device and data network.A kind of such agreement is general packet radio service (GPRS) agreement, and it replenishes existing gsm system.The technology that the another kind that has proposed is based upon on the GPRS is to strengthen GPRS (EGPRS) technology, and it provides higher data rate, and GSM and TIA/EIA-136 tdma system are replenished.
Because spectrum limitations, the number of carriers that can distribute to this packet-based data service in the mobile communication system may be limited.In the area with higher burst service amount, this limited number of carriers may have problems.High burst service amount environment is such a case: in the given period, the call setup and the termination of larger amt occur.This may appear at the area (as the big city) with more business activity, and many users may use their mobile phone or other mobile device to insert packet-based business.The call setup and the termination of low quantity occur in the area of normal or low burst service amount, this and high burst service amount area form contrast.An example of such kind of area is exactly the suburb, wherein call out fewer, and general connect hours long (for example browsing internet) of user.
Compare with normal or lower burst service amount area, in high burst service amount area, the quantity of control burst may necessaryly increase on each carrier wave, so that handle because the control signaling amount that call setup and termination are increased.But,, give the traffic signaling amount of a large amount of control burst meeting minimizing of each allocation of carriers so by carriers carry if limited the number of carriers that is used for based on Packet Service.This can reduce the user and can be used to carry out bandwidth based on Packet Service communication, thereby may cause the slower response time.
The limited frequency spectrum of distributing to based on Packet Service has also limited the capacity that the user can use.Using the peak period, the user obtain to given sub-district or cell sector (cell sector) based on the access of Packet Service in may encounter problems.
Like this, just need to increase the capacity that is used for carrying control and traffic signaling by packet-based wireless network.
Summary of the invention
Generally speaking, according to an embodiment, a kind of method that communicates in the mobile communication system with a plurality of away minor segment (cellsegment) is included in first carrier and carrier wave that at least one is other is provided in first away minor segment.Defined a plurality of time slots, and during transmitting the control signaling, distributed at least one time slot in the described time slot by described first carrier and described at least one other carrier wave.
Generally speaking, according to another embodiment, a kind of method of expansion capacity that provides in first away minor segment of mobile communication system comprises the first carrier that is provided for bearer control signalling in first away minor segment, wherein controls signaling and comprises the control signaling that is used to carry out the away minor segment selection.Second carrier wave is provided, has been used for carrier signaling, this signaling does not comprise the control signaling that is used to carry out the away minor segment selection.
Some embodiments of the present invention have following one or more advantage.The zone that needs overhead provision in away minor segment can be added extra carrier wave to the away minor segment in the described zone, and described zone can be the zone that has the zone of high burst service amount situation or need layered cell structure.The capacity that increases allows the big accessibility to mobile communication system, and has improved the service that offers the user.Extra if desired control signaling, then extra capacity can be handled so extra control signaling, and do not take the bandwidth of communication service.
By following explanation, accompanying drawing and claims, it is obvious that other characteristics and advantage will become.
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Figure 1A illustrates an embodiment that the mobile communication system of circuit-switched service link and packet switched data link is provided.
Figure 1B is the block diagram of the assembly in mobile switching centre (MSC), base station, data service service node and the mobile device in the mobile communication system of Figure 1A.
Fig. 1 C and 1D are the flow charts of the performed task of data service system controller in the data service service node of Figure 1B.
Fig. 2 explanation is used for the main carrier of the mobile communication system of Figure 1A.
Fig. 3 A and 3B explanation are according to main carrier and the subcarrier of an embodiment of the mobile communication system that is used for Figure 1A.
Fig. 4,5A to 5C and 6A to 6C explanation are according to three different distribution of arranging for the subcarrier of cell sector.
Fig. 7 illustrates the layered cell structure that is used for the Packet data service service in the mobile communication system of Figure 1A.
Fig. 8 illustrates by 1/3 channel of the Packet data service that transmits by the packet switched data link in the mobile communication system of Figure 1A and uses pattern again.
Fig. 9 and 10 explanations are used pattern again according to effective 4/12 and 3/9 channel of some embodiment that can be adopted by the packet switched data link of the mobile communication system of Figure 1A.
Figure 11 explanation is according to the distribution to the subcarrier of high power capacity sector of an example in the mobile communication system of Figure 1A.
Figure 12 to 14 explanation is according to time division multiple access (TDMA) frame that is used for bearing data service and control signaling of some embodiment in the packet switched data link of the mobile communication system of Figure 1A.
Figure 15 illustrates the 52 frame multi-frames that are used for loaded packet data service and control signaling in the system of Figure 1A.
Figure 16 A, 16B and 17 explanations are according to the multi-frame of several time groups of some embodiment that are used for bearing data service and control signaling in the packet switched data link.
Figure 18 illustrates the tdma frame that is used for bearing data service and control signaling in the transmission of packet switched data link and the RX path.
Figure 19 explanation is used for the synchronization burst of packet switched data link.
Figure 20 A, 20B and 21 explanations are according to the multi-frame of other embodiment that is used for big sub-district.
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Many details have been set forth in the following description, so that understand the present invention.But those skilled in the art will know do not have these details also can implement the present invention and need not, and to the various variations of described embodiment or to revise also be feasible.Though the carrier wave and the sector of specific quantity used in each sub-district in this manual, carrier wave and sector (or non-sector cell) of varying number can be used in each sub-district among other embodiment.
With reference to Figure 1A, mobile communication system 10 can be honeycomb or Personal Communications Services (PCS) system, and it comprises a plurality of sub-districts 14, and each sub-district 14 comprises a base station 18.Base station 18 can communicate by radio frequency (RF) Radio Link and mobile device 20 (for example mobile device of mobile phone, mobile computer or other type).Base station 18 is controlled by the mobile switching centre that is used for circuit-switched communications (MSC) 12.For packet switching or message switching communication, base station 18 is controlled by data service service node 35.In other embodiments, the group of base station 18 can not controlled by base station controller (marking), and base station controller communicates with MSC 12 and data service service node 35.
In one embodiment, base station 18 in each sub-district 14 and mobile device 20 can communicate by two groups of carrier waves---and first group of carrier wave 26 is used for the transfer circuit reciprocal exchange of business (for example speech data, short message service and other circuit switched data) and associated control signal thereof; And second group of carrier wave 28 (being called " packet data carrier ") is used to transmit packet switched data service and associated control signal thereof.Here, circuit-switched service is called basic service, and packet switched data service is called Packet data service.Packet data service can refer to by any business of link with burst message, packet or the transmission of other data cell.For example, can transmit the data packets data business by data network 32, wherein data network 32 can comprise private network 32 (as local area network (LAN) or wide area network) and public network (as the internet).Be different from the end-to-end link that provides special-purpose during call session or the circuit-switched network of physical pathway, packet-based network is that a kind of same path can be by the network of several nodes sharing.Be used for comprising Internet Protocol (IP), described in the requests for comments that is entitled as " Internet Protocol " (RFC) 791 in September, 1981 by a kind of popular agreement that such network communicates.The IP of other version, such as IPv6, or other packet-based standard also can be used for other embodiment.A kind of IPv6 of version is illustrated in the RFC 2460 that is entitled as " Internet Protocol, version 6 (IPv6) standard " in December, 1998.
Second group of carrier wave 28, base station 18 and data service service node 35 provide the part of the foundation structure of packet-based wireless connections between mobile device 20 and the data network 32.In one embodiment, packet-based wireless network and basic circuit switched wireless network are overlapping.
The basic circuit switching system can be time division multiple access (TDMA) system according to the TIA/EIA-136 agreement of telecommunications industry association.On the other hand, the basic circuit switching system also can be the part of global system for mobile communications (GSM).In one embodiment, the Packet data service service agreement (Compact protocol) of can compacting according to the enhanced universal packet radio service (EGPRS) that ETSI (ETSI) adopted.But, can use other agreement based on Packet Service.
Owing to the availability of limited frequency spectrum, be used for the channel or the number of carriers also limited usually (for example three carrier waves 28 in one embodiment) of Packet data service.For such as some areas, just enough in more a spot of channel deploy Packet data service with normal or lower " burst " state of affairs.The business burst in a certain given area depends on call setup (setting up the sub-district) that occurs and the quantity that stops (end call) in this area.The quantity of call setup and termination is big more, professional then the burst.Under the environment of height burst, may need more control signal burst on each carrier wave, so that handle a large amount of call setups and termination.But, may replace capacity for a more control signal burst of allocation of carriers by the Packet data service of this carrier wave.This has just reduced the available bandwidth by the wireless packet data link of bearing data service.Constituting the high situation with normal burst area can be by providing the entity of service to define, such as being provided by cellular services provider for communication system.For example, if cellular services provider determines a certain specific cell section or away minor segment group and always runs into a large amount of call setups and termination, thereby make the service degradation that offers the user, then this cellular services provider can be with these away minor segment as the high away minor segment that happens suddenly, and increases extra packet data carrier (being called the subcarrier group) for these away minor segment.Away minor segment can comprise certain predetermined portions of complete sub-district, cell sector or a sub-district.
The subcarrier that is increased to high burst away minor segment can be used for bearer control signalling and traffic signaling.According to an embodiment, each away minor segment in high burst area can comprise two component group data carriers 28, i.e. a main group and one group.Main packet data carrier group is used to carry and comprises that control and the traffic signaling that relates to cell selecting that mobile device carries out and the control signaling of reselecting, subcarrier group then are used to carry and do not comprise that the control signaling that is used to select or reselect is at interior control signaling and traffic signaling.Selection is meant when mobile device starts at first the step of selecting certain away minor segment from one group of neighbor cell section, reselects and then is meant response mobile device moving and reselect the step of new away minor segment between away minor segment.Here, term " selection " means the selection that comprises away minor segment or reselects.
Burst service amount away minor segment normal or low only adopts main packet data carrier group.And, then used main carrier group and subcarrier group in high burst service amount away minor segment.Like this, according to some embodiment, mobile communication system 10 can comprise containing to have the zone of both away minor segment of main and secondary packet data carrier group and other zone of containing the away minor segment that only has main packet data carrier group.
Subcarrier can also be used to realizing layered cell structure, so that expand the capacity of away minor segment.Layered cell structure is a kind of multilayer cell structure, can be used for adaptation capacity needs, and dissimilar users' segmentation is provided, and reduces operand power level and interference.In layered cell structure, one or more away minor segment of lower level can be operated under the covering of higher level away minor segment.In one arrangement, the away minor segment of lower level can be operated with radio frequency (RF) signal power of radio frequency (RF) signal power that is lower than the higher level away minor segment.The away minor segment of this lower level can be called small section, and the away minor segment of higher level then can be called the macrocell section.The away minor segment of lower level can be called picocell section or other title.
Use the away minor segment of different layers, might carry out dissimilar users' segmentation.For example, the user of public network can insert packet-based business in macrocell layer, and the user of private network then can insert packet-based business in microcell level.In addition, the away minor segment of lower level can be used for the increase capacity.An example can increase capacity, so that handle the increase of (for example rush hour) call volume during the high operating period.Like this, macrocell layer can be set to handle the business of non-peak period, and can increase the increase that one or more microcell level are handled traffic carrying capacity during the high operating period.For example, can define delay parameter like this, make the mobile device that moves (as normal automobile driving speed) at a relatively high speed can select macrocell layer and not select microcell level.But when slowing down during the speed of mobile device is being used the peak period, they can select microcell level and macrocell layer.Another example of increase capacity can be the small section that the shopping center provides.Compare with the higher level away minor segment, from the geographical position, the lower level away minor segment can have the same area of coverage or the less area of coverage.Other layout can have other branch layered scheme.
Can realize layering by away minor segment is increased subcarrier.Like this, the ground floor in the away minor segment can comprise main carrier.Lower level in the away minor segment can comprise subcarrier.In layered cell structure, main carrier and subcarrier all carry the control signaling that is used to select.This is opposite with the subcarrier that does not carry the control signaling that is used to select that is increased to high burst away minor segment.
With reference to Fig. 2, according to an embodiment, base station 18 comprises transceiver 25, and this transceiver 25 sends and receive the carrier wave 26 of 30kHz (kilohertz), so that the bearer circuit reciprocal exchange of business and relevant control signal thereof, for example according to the TIA/EIA-136 agreement.In addition, Packet data service and relevant control signal thereof are carried by the packet data carrier 28 of 200kHz, comprise the main group of three carrier wave F1, F2 and F3, they can be provided by the transceiver 27 of each base station 18 in the sub-district identical with the 30kHz carrier wave.Protection frequency band 30 is defined between first group of carrier wave 26 and the second group of carrier wave 28.In one embodiment, second group three 200kHz carrier waves 28 and protection frequency band 30 can be deployed in the frequency spectrum less than about 1MHz (megahertz).
With reference to Fig. 3 A, the packet data carrier 28A that comprises main carrier and subcarrier is described.Carrier wave 28A comprises main carrier F1, F2, F3 and subcarrier F4, F5, F6.Be assigned to any side of the frequency of main carrier 26 at subcarrier 28A.According to an embodiment, each sub-district can be divided into three sectors, and wherein each cell sector has all distributed among main carrier F1, F2 and the F3 one.In addition, in the sector of sector a part of as high burst service amount zone or realization layered cell structure, another among subcarrier F4, F5 and the F6 can be increased to each sector.Such cell sector is called the high power capacity sector.In given cell sector group, all be possible for cell sector distributes several layouts of subcarrier.In first arranged, high burst service amount situation or layered cell structure can appear in three sectors of every group.In this layout, each subcarrier F4, F5 and F6 are assigned in three high power capacity sectors corresponding one.In second arranged, two sectors in a group may be the high power capacity sectors.Second arrange that at this wherein two of subcarrier F4, F5 and F6 can be assigned to two corresponding high power capacity sectors.In the 3rd arranged, a sector of every group may be high burst capacity sector.In the 3rd arranged, one among subcarrier F4, F5 and the F6 can be assigned to a high power capacity sector.
In order to reduce the possibility of adjacent, the frequency that is assigned to subcarrier F4 and F5 is higher than the frequency of carrier wave F1, F2 and F3, and the frequency that is assigned to subcarrier F6 then is lower than the frequency of carrier wave F1.Subcarrier can be assigned to the aspects such as frequency spectrum that high power capacity sector and don't waste are used to protect frequency band how, this layout provides flexibility.In another embodiment, the position of F4, F5 and F6 can exchange, and the frequency that is assigned to F4 and F5 is lower than F1, and the frequency that is assigned to F6 is higher than F3.
With reference to Fig. 4, in high emergency case or layered cell structure appear at first kind of layout in three sectors of every group, subcarrier F4 is assigned to the same cells sector of having distributed main carrier F1, subcarrier F5 is assigned to the cell sector that has distributed main carrier F2, and subcarrier F6 then is assigned to the cell sector that has distributed main carrier F3.Be noted that the primary and secondary packet data carrier in each high power capacity sector separated by the width of two channels.In this layout, the shared frequency spectrum of primary and secondary carrier wave is about 1.2MHz and adds the protection frequency band.In high power capacity sector as high burst sector, the control signaling that main carrier F1, F2 or F3 carrying are used to select, subcarrier F4, F5 or F6 are then not.But in comprising the high power capacity sector of layered cell structure, both all carry the control signaling that is used to select main carrier F1, F2 or F3 and subcarrier F4, F5 or F6.
With reference to Fig. 5 A to 5C, according to a group a kind of layout of two high power capacity sectors is arranged, the high power capacity sector with main carrier F1 and F2 (Fig. 5 A) or F2 and F3 (Fig. 5 B) or F1 and F3 (Fig. 5 C) has been assigned with subcarrier F4 and F5.Shown in Fig. 5 A, two high power capacity sectors with main carrier F1 and F2 have been assigned with subcarrier F4 and F5 respectively.Perhaps shown in Fig. 5 B, two high power capacity sectors with main carrier F2 and F3 have been assigned with subcarrier F4 and F5 respectively.In alternative dispensing means, shown in Fig. 5 C, two high power capacity sectors with main carrier F1 and F3 have been assigned with subcarrier F4 and F5 respectively.After this manner, the primary and secondary packet data carrier in each high power capacity sector of Fig. 5 A to 5C is separated by at least one channel width.In this layout, used frequency spectrum is about 1MHz and adds the protection frequency band.
With reference to Fig. 6 A to 6C, according to a group the third layout of a high power capacity sector is arranged, the high power capacity sector with main carrier F1 (Fig. 6 A) or F2 (Fig. 6 B) has been assigned with subcarrier F4.But the high power capacity sector with main carrier F3 (Fig. 6 C) then has been assigned with subcarrier F6.In this layout, used frequency spectrum is about 0.8MHz and adds the protection frequency band.
Be noted that in above-mentioned any one layout, in each high power capacity sector, main carrier and subcarrier are separated by the width of at least one carrier wave (being 200kHz in one embodiment), to avoid adjacent.As a result, can eliminate the protection frequency band between the main and secondary carrier wave in the high power capacity sector, so that improve spectrum efficiency.By the frequency arrangement with subcarrier is above and below main carrier frequency, even in the group that only has a high power capacity sector that contains F1 or F3 (main carrier on the border), also can realize increasing the spectrum efficiency in the subcarrier.Like this, adopt the carrier wave of Fig. 3 A to arrange that subcarrier F6 can distribute to the sector with main carrier F3.Equally, subcarrier F4 can distribute to the sector with main carrier F1.If subcarrier F6 does not have the designated F1 of being lower than; but the frequency of specifying all three subcarriers all is higher than the frequency of main carrier F3; then may waste certain frequency spectrum necessary protection frequency band is provided, to avoid sub-carrier allocation to the adjacent-channel interference in the high power capacity sector with main carrier F3.For example, may use F5, the channel width that this waste is relevant with carrier wave F4.
Adopt another kind of frequency allocation plan can realize same spectrum efficiency, in this scheme, at least one in the subcarrier is placed on main carrier group opposite side with respect to all the other subcarriers.In addition, in being indifferent to some embodiment of spectrum efficiency, subcarrier F4, F5 and F6 can be assigned in turn and be higher or lower than main carrier F1, F2 and F3, shown in Fig. 3 B, there is shown the sequence of packet data carrier 28B.In addition, in other embodiment, main and secondary carrier wave F1 to F6 can mix mutually.
With reference to Fig. 7, one group of three cell sector 240,242 shown in the figure and 244 layered cell structure.Each cell sector comprises multilayer, and it is called macrocell sector (240,242 or 244) at the middle and upper levels, and lower floor is called Microcell sector (246,248 or 250).Macrocell sector 240,242 and 244 is associated with main carrier F1, F2 and F3 respectively.Microcell sector 246,248 and 250 is associated with subcarrier F4, F5 and F6 respectively.
Though above-mentioned example comprises the cell sector of having specified a main carrier and a subcarrier, other embodiment also can comprise the cell sector with a plurality of main carriers and one or more subcarriers.
Refer again to Figure 1A, MSC 12 comprises basic service system controller 42, and this controller is controlled between the mobile device 20 in one or more sub-districts 14 or the mobile device in sub-district 14 20 and be connected to foundation, processing and the termination of the circuit-switched call (as voice, short message etc.) between the wireline equipment (as phone) of public switched telephone network (PSTN) 16.More than one MSC (such as the MSC 34 that is associated with different cellular services provider) can be included in the mobile communication system 10.Other data service service node also can be arranged so that access to the data network 32 of other mobile device is provided.
Data service service node 35 comprises data service system controller 40, foundation, processing and the termination of these data service system controller 40 control packet switching communications.In one embodiment, data service service node 35 can be according to general packet radio service (GPRS) agreement at Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN).According to GPRS, SGSN35 and Gateway GPRS Support Node (GGSN) 36 communicates equally, and GGSN36 provides the interface to data network 32.More generally, node 35 and 36 can comprise any system of the packet switched data communication between energy controlling mobile equipment 20 and the data network 32.In addition, in another embodiment, node 35 can be realized on the platform identical with MSC12 with 36.
In fact, in the sub-district of being controlled by MSC 12 14, two wireless links are provided: a packet data link for mobile device 20, comprise carrier wave 28, base station 18 and data service system controller 40, so that the packet switching communication of higher speed (for example can reach 384kbps or higher) is provided between mobile device 20 and data network 32; And a basic service link, comprise carrier wave 26, base station 18 and basic service system controller 42, so that voice and other circuit-switched communications are being provided between the mobile device 20 or between mobile device 20 and PSTN equipment.
In an example embodiment, basic service system controller 42 is controlled communication according to the TIA/EIA-136 agreement.In another example, basic service system controller 42 can be controlled communication according to gsm protocol, and it adopts 200kHz carrier wave rather than 30kHz carrier wave to carry basic service.In the basic service link, tdma frame can be used for bearer service and control signal.Frame according to TIA/EIA-136 comprises six time slots, then comprises eight time slots according to the frame of GSM.In packet data link, frame also is defined as bearing data service and relevant control signal thereof.The frame of packet data link can be similar to the GSM frame, wherein has eight time slots (being also referred to as burst period) TN0-TN7 (following further specify with reference to Figure 12 to 14).
In the embodiment shown, data service system controller 40 and basic service system controller 42 (can adopt software or soft combination of hardware to realize) can be realized (being respectively data service service node 35 and MSC12) on the platform that separates.In another embodiment, system controller 40 and 42 can be realized on same platform.Equally, transmission can be included in the same base station 18 with the transceiver of reception carrier 26,28 or be included in the different base stations.
In a layout, each sub-district can be divided into three sectors.For instance, the basic service link can adopt 7/21 channel to use pattern again.7/21 channel uses the frequency reuse distances D of pattern enough big again, makes that C/I (carrier wave-interference ratio) performance of the control channel on the basic service link is firm.But for the grouped data chain, each base station site is assigned (in addition referring to Fig. 2) among three main carrier frequency F1, F2 and the F3, and one of each sector to professional 1/3 frequency reuse pattern that adopts of data, is represented as three honeycombs of Fig. 8.This area generally knows, the honeycomb arrangement of key diagram 8 is represented also can be used in three sectors of equal value.
If the establishment of high burst sector or layered cell structure needs subcarrier F4 to F6, the one or more sectors in then trooping can also comprise them.Can also use 1/3 frequency reuse pattern to come bearing data service by subcarrier.
Each sector of each sub-district 14 has been assigned with a main carrier (and perhaps a subcarrier).Data service in the packet data link can be adopted different mechanism, comprises link adaptation and steadily increase redundancy, so that provide more firm C/I performance at 1/3 channel in again with pattern.But for the control signal on main or the inferior packet data carrier, 1/3 channel is vulnerable to disturb with pattern again, because used identical frequency again in the less phase mutual edge distance.Owing to less distance between sub-district with same frequency or the cell sector, make and adopt the channel of a few channels may cause interference problem with scheme again.According to some embodiment, create the higher effective channel by the various combination that sub-district or cell sector is assigned to frequency and time and use scheme again.Therefore, with only based on the comparing with scheme again of usable frequency, such as in traditional mobile system, carried out like that, can realize using scheme again based on the efficient channel of frequency and time.Can according to some embodiment for example use 3/9,4/12 and the efficient channel of other pattern use pattern again so that more firm C/I performance is provided.By the creation-time group, the control signal that can stagger in time burst is so that provide the frequency interval and the time interval with pattern again for the higher effective channel.
With reference to Fig. 9, illustrate that a kind of effective 4/12 channel uses pattern again, be used for trooping of cell sector, wherein cell sector comprises main carrier F1 to F3, but does not comprise subcarrier F4 to F6.In effective 4/12 pattern, four time groups (T1 to T4) have been created.Like this, except based on the using again the pattern of three main carrier frequency F1 to F3, this also comprises quadrature aspect based on the time (T1 to T4) with pattern again.Like this, each sector is designated has frequency Fx and time to organize Ty.Adopt three frequency F1, F2, F3 and four times to organize T1, T2, T3, T4, what can define 12 sectors troops 100.Trooping 100 is repeated, so that provide effective 4/12 channel to use pattern again.In fact, the time on the frequency reuse of being added on is used in again creates the higher effective channel for control channel on the packet data link and uses pattern again, creates the more firm performance that has reduced interference problem thus.
As shown in Figure 9, having the sector of a certain frequency Fx among the time group Ty and another has same frequency and is arranged in the sector of organizing Ty at the same time and separated a segment distance (this distance is provided by each width of trooping and length usually).For example, have frequency F1 and belong to each sector 102 of time group T4 separate bigger distance so that reduce the possibility of disturbing.
Effective 4/12 channel as shown in Figure 9 is exactly to have reduced adjacent-channel interference between main carrier F1 and F2 and main carrier F2 and F3 again with another advantage that pattern provided.For any given sector that has frequency Fx and specified time T y, there is the identical time to organize Ty without any adjacent sector is designated.For example, sector 102 is relevant with F1 and T4.The sector adjacent with sector 102 all is in one of them of time group T1 to T3, rather than T4.Because adjacent sectors transmits control channel in the different periods, so reduced adjacent main carrier (F1, F2, F3) interference between.Therefore, just need not define the protection frequency band between main carrier F1, F2 and F3, this reserves the spectrum allocation may that is reduced, and is used to transmit the carrier wave of grouped data.
With reference to Figure 10, illustrate that effective 3/9 of a cluster 101 is used pattern again, wherein trooping 101 comprises main carrier F1 to F3, but does not comprise subcarrier F4 to F6.Effective 3/9 adopts three time group T1, T2 and T3 with pattern again.What it provided nine sectors effectively troops 101, and wherein each sector all has the combination of distinct frequency Fx and time group Ty.Adopt effective 3/9 to use pattern again, resembling effective 4/12 is disabled with the adjacent-channel interference characteristics of the minimizing that pattern provided again.In order to reduce the interference between adjacent main carrier F1, F2 and the F3, need the protection frequency band between these carrier waves of definition.
With reference to Figure 11, trooping 140 has effective 4/12 channel and uses pattern again, is similar to the described situation in conjunction with Fig. 9.But trooping 140 also comprises a high power capacity sector 130, promptly indicates the sector of shade.Like this, in the example shown, high power capacity sector 130 has been assigned with basic frequency F1 and has organized among the T4 in the time.According to some embodiment, subcarrier need be added to high power capacity sector 130, can be subcarrier F4 (referring to Fig. 3 A).Like this, in high power capacity sector 130, there are two carrier waves, i.e. main carrier F1 and subcarrier F4.
In other example, other high power capacity sector can appear at troops in 140.The higher effective channel again with pattern can be used for the primary and secondary packet data carrier both.
For the establishment of permission time group, they can be trooped at each distribute between the sector of (100,101 or 130), so that higher effective channel usefulness again is provided, base station 18 is time synchronized each other.This can be undertaken by use global positioning system (GPS) timing receiver or other certain synchronous circuit 19 (Figure 1A) in each base station 18.The aligning that is used for guaranteeing time group in the cell sector synchronously of base station 18.Carry out base station synchronization, so that meet following two criterions.The tdma frame of packet data link (comprising time slot TN0 to TN7) is aligned with each other in all sectors.Like this, time slot TN0 appears at each base station site in each sector at one time, is within the scope of any difference of the tolerance of synchronizer and propagation delay.In addition, according to an embodiment, the control of data link and Traffic Channel are carried (further specifying below in conjunction with Figure 15 to 17) by multi-frame structure.Each multi-frame structure continues up to frame NN (as 50 or 51) all from frame 0.When the time was synchronous, frame 0 appeared at each sector at one time.
With reference to Figure 1B, the assembly of MSC12 shown in the figure, base station 18, data service service node 35 and mobile device 20.In base station 18, basic service transceiver 25 is connected with antenna tower 54 with Packet data service transceiver 27, and wherein antenna tower 54 send and receive first, second group carrier wave 26,28.Basic service is connected with control unit 50 with 27 with Packet data service transceiver 25, and various software routines 49 can be carried out in control unit 50.Memory cell 47 also can be connected with control unit 50.Other is connected with control unit 50 also has GPS timing receiver or other synchronous circuit 19, and it allows all base station synchronization in the group of the sub-district 14 that MSC12 and data service service node 35 controlled.In addition, base station 18 comprises the MSC interface 52 that is connected to link 64 (as the T1 link), and wherein link 64 is connected with interface unit 56 among the MSC12 again.Base station 18 comprises that also (it is the G according to GPRS to interface 51 in one embodiment bInterface 51), it passes through link (as G bLink) with the communicating of data service service node 35.
In MSC12, control unit 58 provides the processing core of MSC12.Control unit 58 can be realized with computer system, processor and other control device.Control unit 58 is connected with memory cell 62, and wherein memory cell 62 can comprise one or more machine-readable mediums, so that store various data and can be by the software routine of control unit 58 load and execution or the instruction of module.For example, the routine or the module that constitute basic service system controller 42 can be stored in the memory cell 62, and can be by control unit 58 load and execution.MSC12 can also comprise PSTN interface 60, and it is connected with PSTN16 so that realize and the communicating by letter of PSTN connection device.In addition, MSC12 comprises that interface 75 is (as G sInterface), it passes through link (as G sLink) communicates with data service service node 35.
In one embodiment, data service service node 35 comprises and is used for passing through respectively G bAnd G sThe interface unit 77 and 79 that link communicates.The processing core of data service service node 35 comprises control unit 69, and it can be realized with computer system, processor or other control device.The memory cell 71 that comprises machine-readable medium is connected with control unit 69.The instruction relevant with module with the routine of composition data operation system controller 40 can be stored in the memory cell 71 at first, and then by control unit 69 load and execution.Data service service node 35 comprises that also interface 81 is (as G nInterface), is used for communicating with GGSN36 (Figure 1A).In another embodiment, interface 81 can be the transceiver that network interface controller or other can communicate by data network 32.In another embodiment, data service and basic service system controller 40 and 42 can be realized in a platform, and can be carried out by same control unit.
Carrier wave transmits between the antenna 62 of antenna 54 that connects base station 18 and mobile device 20.In an exemplary arrangement of mobile device 20, one or more radio sets 64 are connected with antenna 62, so that send and receiving block data carrier wave and basic service carrier wave.Control unit 66 (perhaps one or more other suitable control device) can be connected with one or more radio sets 64.Control unit 66 is connected with memory cell 68, and wherein memory cell 68 can be nonvolatile memory (for example flash memory or EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memo)) and/or form dynamic, static RAM (DRAM and SRAM).The instruction of executable software routine 68 can be stored in the non-volatile part of memory cell 68 at first in control unit 66.I/O (I/O) controller 74 is connected with display 72 with the keyboard 70 of mobile device 20.
Basic service system controller 42 among the MSC12, the software routine 49 in the base station 18, the software routine 76 in the mobile device 20 and the data service system controller 40 in the data service service node 35 can be carried out on the control corresponding unit.Control unit can comprise microprocessor, microcontroller, processor card (comprising one or more microprocessors or microcontroller) or other control or calculation element.The instruction of this software routine or module can be stored in the corresponding memory cell, and wherein each memory cell all comprises one or more machine-readable storage media.Medium can comprise multi-form memory, comprising: such as semiconductor memory apparatus, Erarable Programmable Read only Memory (EPROM), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memo) (EEPROM) and the flash memory of dynamic or static RAM (DRAM or SRAM); Disk is such as hard disc, floppy disk and removable disk; Other magnetic medium that comprises tape; And optical media, such as CD (CD) or digital video disk (DVD).Instruction can make corresponding system or device carry out the action of having programmed when being loaded and being carried out by corresponding control unit.
The instruction of software routine or module can load or be transferred to each corresponding system by multitude of different ways wherein a kind of.For example, be stored in code segment or instruction on floppy disk, CD or DVD medium, the hard disk, perhaps, can be loaded in the system, and carry out as corresponding software routine or module by the code segment or the instruction of network interface unit, modulator-demodulator or the transmission of other interface equipment.In the process that loads or transmit, be presented as that the data-signal of carrier wave (sending by telephone line, network line, Radio Link, cable etc.) can send code segment or instruction to corresponding system or device.This carrier wave can be the signal of form or other type of electricity, light, sound, electromagnetism.
With reference to Fig. 1 C, by the performed task of the data service system controller in the data service service node 35 40, the higher efficient channel that is used to set up packet data link is used pattern (padder) again shown in the figure.At first, data service system controller 40 distributes the channel of (in step 80) predetermined quantity.In one embodiment, distributed three main carriers that comprise frequency F1, F2 and F3, each sector of each sub-district 14 is all distributed one.Next, a plurality of time groups of data service system controller 40 definition (in step 82).In one embodiment, can define four time group T1, T2 and T3.In another embodiment, can define four times group T1, T2, T3 and T4.According to carrier frequency F1 to F3 and time group T1 to T3 or T1 to T4, the channel that data service system controller 40 provides (in step 84) to be used for communicating by packet data link is used pattern again.In addition, synchronizing information according to synchronous circuit 19 (it may comprise the GPS timing receiver) reception, data service system controller 40 signal of the control signaling in the base station 18 of (in step 86) all sub-districts 14 timing that transmits and receive synchronously is so that aim in time.
With reference to Fig. 1 D, if in any one given cell sector, such as having the regional of high emergency case or having in the area of layered cell structure, need extra capacity, then can distribute a subcarrier by the data service system controller 40 in the data service service node 35.Data service system controller 40 is at first determined the main carrier frequency of (in step 260) given cell sector.Next, system controller 40 determines that (in step 262) carries out wherein which of three layouts: arrange 1 (three high power capacity sectors appear in the sub-district); Arrange 2 (two high power capacity sectors appear in the sub-district); And arrange 3 (a high power capacity sector appears in the sub-district).Arrange 1 if carry out, then subcarrier F4 distributes to the cell sector that (264) have main carrier F1, and subcarrier F5 distributes to the cell sector with main carrier F2, and subcarrier F6 distributes to the cell sector with main carrier F3.
But, arrange 2 if carry out, then carrier wave F4 and F5 distribute to wherein one group cell sector: F1 and the F2 that (in step 266) has following three groups of main carriers, F1 and F3, F2 and F3.Arrange 3 if carry out, then system controller 40 is distributed to the cell sector that (268) have main carrier F1 or F2 with subcarrier F4, and perhaps, system controller 40 is distributed to subcarrier F6 the cell sector with main carrier F3.
Next, system controller 40 determines whether (in step 270) high power capacity sector is a sector or the sector with layered cell structure with high emergency case.If the high power capacity cell sector is high burst cell sector, forbid that then (in step 272) is used for selecting and the communicating by letter of the control signaling of reselecting on subcarrier.But,, then on subcarrier, allow communicating by letter of (in step 274) selection and reselection signalling if the high power capacity sector comprises layered cell structure.
The control channel that is used for packet data link comprises Packet Broadcast Control CHannel (PBCCH), Packet Common Control CHannel (PCCCH) and packet data traffic channel (PDTCH).The Broadcast Control Channel PBCCH of downlink communication (from the base station to the mobile device) is that the basis provides general information (as the cell/section customizing messages) with each base station, comprises being used for the information that mobile device 20 is registered in system 10.Common Control Channel PCCCH carrying is used for the signaling information of access-in management task (as the distribution of Dedicated Control Channel and Traffic Channel).PCCCH comprises packet paging channel (PPCH) and the grouping access permission channel (PAGCH) that is used for downlink communication, and PCCCH comprises the Packet Random Access Channel (PRACH) that is used for uplink communication (mobile device is to the base station).PRACH is used for asking connecting system 10 by mobile device 20.PPCH is used for notifying the mobile device 20 of incoming call by base station 18.PAGCH is used for giving mobile device 20 with channel allocation, makes signaling obtain dedicated channel according to the request of mobile device 20 on PRACH.Other control channel comprises grouped frequency correction channel (PFCCH) and packet synchronization channel (PSCH).PFCCH and PSCH are used for making mobile device 20 synchronous with the structure of time slot of each sub-district by the border of definition burst period and time-gap number.PSCH is used for selecting, and PFCCH is used to reselect.In one embodiment, above-mentioned control channel can be the expansion that is used for the circuit-switched logic channel of gsm system.
With higher effective 3/9,4/12 or the control channel that communicates with pattern again of other channel comprise PBCCH, PCCCH, PFCCH and PSCH.Data traffic channels PDTCH and relevant business control channel thereof, be PTCCH (the grouping timing is control channel (packettiming advance control channel) in advance) and PACCH (grouping associated control channel), use 1/3 to use pattern again, as mentioned above, because Traffic Channel adopts various mechanism to withstand interference from the neighbor cell section better.
With reference to Figure 12, the main or tdma frame 110 that is divided into a plurality of time slots of subcarrier (F1, F2, F3, F4, F5 or F6) carrying of each in the packet data link.In described embodiment, adopt eight time slots (or burst period) TN0 to TN7.But in other embodiments, carrier wave can be divided into time slot more or less.In one embodiment, the similar of each tdma frame 110 has length 120/26ms (or about 4.615ms) in the GSM frame.In order to provide effective 4/12 to use pattern again, control channel staggers four different time groups.In described embodiment, in time group 1, control channel (PBCCH in one embodiment, PCCCH, PFCCH and PSCH) sends at time slot TN1; In time group 2, control channel sends during time slot TN3; In time group 3, control channel sends during time slot TN5; And in time group 4, control channel sends during time slot TN7.By control channel being staggered to above-mentioned different time-gap, channel can be divided according to frequency and time with pattern again.More generally, in each time group, the control signaling can transmit at least one time slot (being less than whole time slots), as long as the time slot of different son groups is used for different time groups.
As shown in figure 12, time slot is labeled as one of them of following time slot: (all business and control channel can be idle in piece during this period for T time slot (can transmit Packet data service during this period), C time slot (can transmit control signal during this period) and I time slot, wherein, PBCCH that described block movement is organized At All Other Times and PCCCH, not so transmit Packet data service, below in conjunction with Figure 16 A, 16B and 17 explanations).In one embodiment, piece comprises four frames (as 51-or 52-frame multi-frame) of multi-frame.
With reference to Figure 13, effective 3/9 using again in the pattern of comprising three times group T1, T2 and T3, control channel is placed on time slot TN1 (in time group T1), time slot TN3 (in time group T2) and time slot TN5 (in time group T3).The time slot of carrying control channel is expressed as the C time slot.Figure 13 also illustrates T time slot (can send Packet data service during this period) and I time slot (during the piece of their PBCCH in sending group At All Other Times or PCCCH is idle, not so bearing data service).
In other embodiments, can in the time slot except that TN1, TN3, TN5 or TN7 (Figure 12) or TN1, TN3 or TN5 (Figure 13), carry control channel.For example, not that control channel is placed among the odd number time slot TN1,3,5 and 7, and it is placed among time slot TN0, TN2, TN4 and the TN6 of different time group.Can also use other interlace scheme, for example, some control channels be transmitted in the even number time slot, other then transmit in the odd number time slot.With reference to the example of Figure 14, there is shown 3/9 and use pattern again, control channel can be placed in the C time slot: the time slot TN0 in the time group 1, the time slot TN2 in the time group 2, and the time slot TN4 in the time group 3.T time slot bearing data service, the I time slot wherein is idle transmitting At All Other Times the PBCCH of group or the piece of PCCCH, not so loaded packet data service.Adopt time slot more or less, can provide other interlace scheme so that the group of time more or less to be provided.
Each base station 18 and mobile device group # 20 service time (TG) are represented base station 18 and mobile device 20 residing time groups.Can in PSCH and PFCCH burst, transmit the TG numbering.Time slot TN1,3,5 and 7 and time group 1,2,3 and 4 corresponding embodiment in, following TG value representation will be used to carry the time slot of control channel.
TG TN
0 1
1 3
2 5
3 7
With reference to Figure 15 to 17, use the communication of 52-frame multi-frame 120 shown in the figure according to some embodiment.The structure of multi-frame 120 as shown in figure 15.Each multi-frame 120 comprises 52 tdma frames (FRN0-51), and they are divided into 12 piece B0 to B11, stays four frame FRN12,25,38 and 51 and carries predetermined channel.In other embodiments, can adopt other multi-frame structure, for example 51-frame multi-frame.For each time group (1,2,3 or 4), eight row multi-frames, 120 corresponding eight time slot TN0 to TN7,52 frames of the corresponding multi-frame 120 of 52 row.The effective 4/12 multi-frame structure 120A that uses pattern is again adopted in Figure 16 A and 16B explanation, and Figure 17 illustrates and adopts the effective 3/9 multi-frame structure 120B that uses pattern again.
In the example shown in Figure 16 A, 16B and 17, three pieces of each multi-frame are assigned to PCCCH (frame that comprises C), and a piece is assigned to PBCCH (frame that comprises B).A piece comprises four tdma frames.The quantity of distributing to the piece of PBCCH and PCCCH is flexibly, and each time slot has from 2 to 12 pieces in each multi-frame 120.In described example, in piece B0, carry PBCCH, in piece B5, B8 and B11, carry PCCC.Frame FRN25 and 51 carries PFCCH and PSCH respectively, frame FRN12 and 38 carrying PTCCH.
The frame of mark " X " is idle, and the corresponding carrying odd number time slot (TN1, TN3, TN5 or TN7) in the piece (0,5,8 and 11) of the control channel PBCCH in the group and PCCCH At All Other Times.Like this, for example, the frame among the piece B0 among the time slot TN3 of each time group 1,3,4 is idle, because the frame carrying PBCCH among the time slot TN3 of time group 2.For piece B5, B8 among the time slot TN1,3 that does not have bearer control signalling, 5 or 7, the frame among the B11, situation also is like this.
Shown in multi-frame 120A and 120B can be that the main carrier (F1, F2 or F3) of high burst sector is gone up the multi-frame of carrying.In the multi-frame by subcarrier (F4, F5 or F6) carrying, PBCCH, PCCCH and PTCCH can be assigned to identical frame.The PCCCH frame of equal number can appear in the multi-frame by the primary and secondary carriers carry.Multi-frame by the subcarrier carrying in the height burst sector does not comprise PSCH and the PFCCH that is respectively applied for selection and reselects.But in the floored community sector, both all carry PSCH and PFCCH the primary and secondary carrier wave in corresponding multi-frame.
Control channel by specifying equal number also places it in the identical frame, can avoid the frame (PDTCH) of bearer service and such as the adjacent channel interference problem between the frame of the carrying control channel of PBCCH or PCCCH.For example, if the quantity of the PCCCH frame on the subcarrier F4 the extra PCCCH frame of subcarrier F4 and the adjacent-channel interference between the traffic frame (PDTCH) on the main carrier F3 (in the neighbor cell sector) so just may occur greater than the quantity that main carrier F3 goes up PCCCH.Same situation may appear between carrier wave F1 and the F6 and between F4 and the F5.In a word, be placed in frame different or the piece in any case, all this situation can be arranged with adjacent carrier at control channel (as PBCCH or PCCCH).
With reference to Figure 18, Figure 18 is used for illustrating and receives (down link) and send (up link) path.Define a measurement window, wherein mobile device 20 can be measured PSCH (being used for cell sector selects) or PFCCH (being used for cell sector reselects).It is effective mobile device that measurement window in this example is used at time slot TN0.Adopt other to arrange that measurement window begins and finishes at different time slots.
Time slot between reception and transmit path has the phase difference of three time slots.If be control signaling select time group T1, time slot TN1 can be used for carrying PSCH or PFCCH so.In this example, for time group T1, time slot TN0 and TN2 to TN7 are idle in frame FRN25 (it carries PFCCH) and frame FRN51 (it carries PSCH).
Like this, during measurement window, first mobile device can be measured the PSCH or the PFCCH (on downlink path) of (if having selected time group T1 according to the value of TG) among the time slot TN1.But PSCH in time slot TN1 or PFCCH reception period, second mobile device (in the neighbor cell sector) can send professional in time slot TN6.The transmission of such business may be disturbed the measurement of the PSCH or the PFCCH of first mobile device among the TN6 of second mobile device.Like this, because such interference, in fact mobile device possibly can't " see " institute's group if having time.For fear of this problem, can the employing time organize the rotation scheme, wherein the value of TG is put at the fixed time and is rotated by 0,1,2 and 3.By the value of rotation TG, the time group that is used for carrying control channel can be rotated at any given cell sector.Like this, if mobile device has missed control signal in time group, rotate to another time when organizing when cell sector so, it can see this control signal.
The rotation of time group occurs at all base station sites simultaneously, so that keep the division of time group between the sector.By upgrade the value of TG with each emerging multi-frame, can realize rotation.The value of TG can be rotated with each increment of predefined parameter MFN, and wherein, predefined parameter MFN represents multi-frame numbering, scope from 0 to 3.Calculate MFN according to following formula from tdma frame number:
MFN＝(FRN÷52)mod4。
For each increment of MFN, the value of TG is rotated, and makes the time group that is assigned to each cell sector is rotated.In one embodiment, time group rotation can appear at mould 52 and equals between 3 and 4 the frame number (FRN).
If subcarrier also appears in the high power capacity sector, the group rotation of the time of subcarrier is synchronous with the group rotation of main carrier so.
Described a kind of mobile communication system, it expands carrier capacity by using subcarrier.For example, like this, can allow the sector that high emergency case give to appear in sub-carrier allocation to control the increase of burst, such as the increase of PCCCH burst, so that handle the call setup that increases and stop load.And layered cell structure can add other layer in the predetermined sector to if desired.Layered cell structure makes cell sector use the capacity that handle the peak period increases.In addition, layered cell structure allows the separation of different user groups.
Because base station 18 is time synchronized for packet data link, so use pattern again for effective 3/9 or 4/12 channel, may cause problem the path delay that is caused by bigger sub-district (greater than the sub-district of pre-sizing) potentially.Because the path delay in the big sub-district, the time slot of neighbor cell sector may overlap each other when mobile device receives.Mobile device 20 monitorings are from the signal strength signal intensity of the control signal of one group of neighbor cell sector, so that select or reselect the cell sector that strongest signal strength is provided.But, because mobile device 20 may more close first base station 18 rather than adjacent base station 18, so the propagation delay that produces because of the distance that relates to big sub-district may cause first and the different time-gap of adjacent base station in Packet data service and control signal overlapping, this may violate the requirement of aiming at time slot owing to synchronization among base stations.
In order to address this problem, adopt predetermined time slot to carry control channel, comprise being used for carrying out cell selecting and the PSCH and the PFCCH that reselect.Come bearer control signalling by the predetermined time slot that uses the TDM frame, the protection period between packet data traffic channel and the control channel can increase, so that provide excellent protection in big sub-district.
When mobile device 20 moves in the cell sector or between the cell sector when mobile, its continues PSCH and the PFCCH of monitoring from the neighbor cell sector, makes mobile device 20 can select or reselect the strongest signal.Mobile device 20 happens suddenly by measurement PSCH and PFCCH during predetermined frame and finishes this process.Measurement is to carry out during the DATA REASONING period of the mobile device of all neighbor cells (being also referred to as measurement window).
In theory, for general disturbed condition, the frequency reuse distances of sub-district can be expressed as:
D R＝(3N) 1/2R，
Wherein, N is a frequency reuse pattern, and R is a radius of society.Like this, be the situation of 1 (1/3 frequency reuse pattern) for the N value, D RValue be 1.73R.With reference to Figure 19, the burst of PSCH shown in the figure.In one embodiment, the PSCH burst is the protection period (GP) that 148 bit long add 8.25 bits (symbol).Other control channel burst that comprises PBCCH and PCCCH has identical length and protection period.But the internal structure of PFCCH, PBCCH and PCCCH is different from the structure of the PSCH shown in 19.
In one embodiment since duration of individual bit be about 3.69 microseconds (μ sec), so the length of protection period (GP) then is about 30.44 μ sec.This can be converted to and be about 9 kilometers (km).Use above-mentioned formula, wherein D REqual about 9km, the largest cell size of estimation (being determined by its radius) is about 5km, and is more much smaller than the cell size that GSM or TIA/EIA-136 supported.Like this, can be defined as approximately sub-district according to the big sub-district of an example embodiment greater than 5km (the largest cell size of being supported).In other embodiments, can define big sub-district greater than other pre-sizing.
As mentioned above, for the higher pattern of using effectively again is provided, according to frequency and time sectorization.In one embodiment, PSCH burst can be placed on the effective 3/9 even number time slot of usefulness (TN0, TN2 or TN4) or effective 4/12 again among TN0, TN2, TN4, the TN6 of usefulness again.Like this, with reference to Figure 10, each sub-district 14 comprises three sectors, and these sectors have been divided into three independent time group and three independent frequencies.In one embodiment, at time group T1 to T3, control channel is carried on respectively among time slot TN0, the TN2 and TN4 of each tdma frame.Figure 14 explanation comprises that the control channel of PSCH and PFCCH burst uses time slot TN0, the TN2 of pattern and the placement among the TN4 again at effective 3/9 channel.
The following describes the overlapping of packet data traffic channel PDTCH and control channel (comprising PBCCH and PCCCH) is the example how to produce.As shown in figure 14, in time group 1,2 and 3, can (being expressed as 212,216 and 218) in time slot TN7 in, Packet data service sends.In time group 1, time slot TN0 (being expressed as 214) carries control channel, comprises PSCH and PFCCH burst (in the respective frame of multi-frame structure).As shown in figure 10, sector 210 is arranged in a sub-district, and wherein the neighbor cell of this sub-district has the sector 220 and 222 of all having distributed frequency F1.But sector 210,220 and 222 is in different time group, and in the sector 210, control channel is at time slot TN0, and in the sector 220, control channel is at time slot TN2, and in the sector 222, control channel is in time slot TN4.For example, the mobile device in the sector 210 may be in the burst of the PSCH in measuring time slot 214 (TN0).But because the propagation delay in the big sub-district, the Packet data service of transmission may begin to enter the time slot TN0 of sector 210 in the time slot 218 (TN7) of the time slot 216 (TN7) of sector 220 or sector 222.Be sent out in Packet data service among the TN7 frame in front.Like this, for example, if frame FRN51 is used to transmit PSCH in the time slot TN0 of sector 210, then the Packet data service among the frame FRN50 of time slot TN7 (in sector 220 and 222) may overlap onto the measurement window of PSCH among the TN0.Decide on lap, it can damage the control signaling among the time slot TN0 of sector 210.
Packet data service overlaps onto the time that control channel destroys between the different sectors and divides.Therefore, do not provide as shown in figure 10 effective 3/9 use pattern again, use pattern again and provide 1/3, thisly may between the control channel of different districts sector, produce unacceptable interference with pattern again.Along with the increase of cell size, unacceptable overlapping possibility also can increase.
For overcome with according to the professional problem relevant of the overlapped data of some embodiment with the control channel time slot, control channel can be placed on odd number time slot rather than the even number time slot.For example, control channel can be placed on effective 3/9 channel time slot TN1, TN3, TN5 and effective 4/12 channel of usefulness again on time slot TN1, TN3, TN5, the TN7 of usefulness again.By control channel being placed on the odd number time slot, can provide a bigger effective protection period.According to present embodiment, whole time slot TN0 can provide effective 8.25 bits (from the GP of TN7 in the previous frame) to add the 156.25 bits protection period of (period of TN0 adds GP) as the protection period.The protection period that increases has been arranged,, can support the largest cell size (35km) that GSM supports for high-speed packet data transmission by packet data link.Like this; though will control signaling is placed on even number time slot TN0, TN2, TN4 and TN6 and can be is advantageously providing the higher efficient channel of control channel to use in general sub-district (than little sub-district, big sub-district) again; but the odd number time slot can be used for carrying control signal; so that provide between the signaling protection period of increase to keep base station synchronization in the big sub-district, thereby keep the higher pattern (as 3/9,4/12 etc.) of using effectively again in Packet data service and control.
Aspect with another concern in the system of bigger cell size is that PDTCH goes up the overlapping of data service and PBCCH, PCCCH and other control channel.For example, use in the layout at effective 4/12 channel of Figure 16 A and 16B, in piece B0, B5, B8 and the B11 of carrying PBCCH, PCCCH, data service can be in the time slot (0,2,4 and 6) adjacent with the odd number time slot of carrying PBCCH and PCCCH again.Effective 3/9 channel at Figure 17 is used in the layout again, can deliver to bearing data service in the time slot (0,2,4 and 6).For big sub-district, the overlapping interference that may cause data service and control signaling of time slot.
In order to correct this problem,, from the piece (as B0, B5, B8 and B11) of the control channel PBCCH that carries effective 3/9 time slot TN0, the TN2 that uses each sector of pattern again, TN4 and PCCCH, remove Packet data service according to an embodiment.Remove Packet data service the piece with time slot TN0, the TN2 of pattern, PBCCH on TN4, the TN6 and PCCCH again from carrying effective 4/12.This is shown in Figure 20 A, 20B and 21, and these figure illustrate that respectively effective 4/12 and 3/9 channel that is used for big sub-district uses multi-frame 120C, the 120D of pattern again.Like this, in 4/12 multi-frame structure 120C, the piece of carrying PBCCH and PCCCH does not carry the Packet data service of big sub-district.In effective 3/9 multi-frame structure 120D of Figure 21, time slot TN6 in the piece of carrying PBCCH and PCCCH and TN7 can loaded packet data services, but the piece that does not carry in the time slot of PBCCH or PCCCH is idle.This is actually effective 3/9 and 4/12 channel and provides with the PBCCH of pattern and PCCCH and increase protection period 8.25+156.25 bit because PBCCH with do not transmit Packet data service before PCCCH communicates by letter.Provide greater than the protection period of time slot period and protect PBCCH and PCCCH.
Other control channel such as PTCCH also can similarly carry out protected.For example, in Figure 20 A, 20B and 21, the piece B2 before the frame FRN12 of carrying the one PTCCH can be set to the free time, so that the PTCCH in the frame number 12 of protection time slot TN0.PCCCH in the if block 8 moves to other place, and same protection can be provided the PTCCH among the frame FRN38.
Though the embodiment by limited quantity discloses the present invention, however those skilled in the art will understand, can be to these embodiment be carried out a large amount of modifications and change.The appended claim book is included in the whole modifications and changes in the spirit and scope of the invention.
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1. method that in comprising the mobile communication system of a plurality of away minor segment, communicates, it may further comprise the steps:
First carrier and at least one other carrier wave are provided in first away minor segment;
Transmit control signaling and the data relevant by described first carrier with described at least one other carrier wave with packet switched data service;
Define a plurality of time slots; And
Distribute at least one time slot in the described time slot, wherein during this at least one time slot, transmit the control signaling by described first carrier and described at least one other carrier wave.
2. the method for claim 1 is characterized in that also comprising that the time is organized assignment gives described first away minor segment, and described time group comprises described at least one time slot.
3. the method for claim 1 is characterized in that also comprising the time slot that makes in the described away minor segment and the slot synchronization in described other away minor segment.
4. the method for claim 1 is characterized in that also comprising that the described first carrier of assignment comes carrier signaling, and wherein said signaling comprises and is used to carry out the control signaling that away minor segment is selected.
5. method as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that also comprising that described at least one the other carrier wave of assignment comes bearer control signalling, and described control signaling does not comprise the control signaling that is used to carry out the away minor segment selection.
6. the method for claim 1 is characterized in that also comprising:
Described first carrier is defined as main carrier, and described at least one other carrier wave is defined as subcarrier; And
Another main carrier is provided in second away minor segment, but another subcarrier is not provided.
7. the method for claim 1 is characterized in that also being included in the 3rd carrier wave is provided in second away minor segment, wherein, compares with described first away minor segment, and described second away minor segment has one or more carrier waves of lesser amt.
8. method as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that also comprising described first away minor segment is designated high burst away minor segment.
9. method as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that also being included in described first away minor segment layered cell structure is provided.
10. the method for claim 1 is characterized in that the communication in the described mobile communication system meets enhancing general packet radio service agreement.
11. the method for claim 1 is characterized in that further comprising the steps of:
Described first away minor segment is defined as the macrocell section;
Define at least one the small section in the described macrocell section;
Described first carrier is distributed to described macrocell section; And
Give described small section with described at least one other allocation of carriers.
12. the method for claim 1 is characterized in that also comprising:
Provide another group carrier wave to carry control signaling and the data relevant with circuit-switched service, described another group carrier wave separates with described first carrier and described at least one other carrier wave.
13. the method for claim 1 is characterized in that providing described first carrier and described at least one other carrier wave to comprise and is provided at the protection frequency band that has at least one carrier widths between described first carrier and described at least one other carrier wave.
14. the method that the expansion capacity is provided in first away minor segment of mobile communication system, it may further comprise the steps:
Be provided for the first carrier of bearer control signalling in described first away minor segment, wherein said control signaling comprises the control signaling that is used to carry out the away minor segment selection; And
Be provided for second carrier wave of bearer control signalling in described first away minor segment, wherein said control signaling does not comprise the control signaling that is used to carry out the away minor segment selection.
15. method as claimed in claim 14 is characterized in that described mobile communication system comprises a plurality of away minor segment, described method also is included in another away minor segment described first carrier is provided, but described second carrier wave is not provided.
16. method as claimed in claim 14 is characterized in that described mobile communication system has a plurality of away minor segment that comprise described first away minor segment, described method also comprises:
Described first carrier is defined as main carrier;
Described second carrier wave is defined as subcarrier; And
Another main carrier is provided in second away minor segment, but another subcarrier is not provided.
17. method as claimed in claim 14 is characterized in that also being included in transmission control signaling and the data relevant with packet switching service on described first and second carrier waves.
18. a system that is used for mobile communication system, it comprises:
Interface, it and base station system communicate, described base station system be suitable for a sub-district in the radio communication of a plurality of cell sectors; And
Control unit, it gives each cell sector in the described cell sector with the main carrier assignment, and gives at least one cell sector in the described cell sector with the subcarrier assignment, is used for the expansion capacity;
Each main carrier and subcarrier all carry packet switching service.
19. system as claimed in claim 18, it is characterized in that described interface and another base station system communicate, each base station system transmits frame by described main and secondary carrier wave, each frame has a plurality of time slots, and the described time slot of one of them base station system and the slot time of another base station system are synchronous.
20. system as claimed in claim 18 is characterized in that described control unit do not give the subcarrier assignment at least one cell sector in the described cell sector.
21. system as claimed in claim 18, the main carrier that it is characterized in that described control unit assignment cline frequency, described control unit assigned frequency is greater than at least one subcarrier of described main carrier highest frequency, and described control unit assigned frequency is less than another subcarrier of described main carrier low-limit frequency.
22. system as claimed in claim 21 is characterized in that described control unit differs frequency from the main carrier of at least one carrier widths and each cell sector is given in the subcarrier assignment, so that reduce adjacent.
23. a system that is used to comprise the mobile communication system of a plurality of away minor segment, it comprises:
Interface, it is fit to communicate with described away minor segment; And
Control unit; it is adapted at providing at least one away minor segment a plurality of carrier waves; wherein continuous carrier is separated by the protection frequency band with at least one carrier widths; described control unit is fit to organize the time assignment and gives an away minor segment; a wherein said away minor segment has defined at least one time slot; during described at least one time slot, the control signaling is transmitted by described a plurality of carrier waves.
24. system as claimed in claim 23 is characterized in that described control unit is adapted at setting up layered cell structure in the described away minor segment.
25. system as claimed in claim 24, it is characterized in that at least one carrier wave that described control unit is fit in the described carrier wave of assignment carries the control signaling that is used to carry out the away minor segment selection, and another carrier wave at least in the described carrier wave of assignment does not carry the control signaling that is used to carry out the away minor segment selection.
26. system as claimed in claim 25 is characterized in that described at least one away minor segment is in high burst service amount area.
27. system as claimed in claim 23, it is characterized in that described control unit is fit to transmit signaling relevant with packet switching service and data by described a plurality of carrier waves, wherein said control unit is fit to provide another group carrier wave that separates with described a plurality of carrier waves, described another group carriers carry signaling and data relevant with circuit-switched service.
28. a method that is used for the mobile communication system that comprises a plurality of sub-districts is expanded the control channel capacity, wherein each sub-district comprises a plurality of sectors, and first sector in described a plurality of sectors has high emergency case, said method comprising the steps of:
In having described first sector of first carrier frequency, increase by second carrier frequency, described second carrier frequency is not used in carrying and selects relevant signaling, and described second carrier frequency is used to carry other control signaling; And
Use described first carrier frequency to carry the signaling that is used to select.
29. being characterised in that, method as claimed in claim 28, base also be included in transmission control signaling and the data relevant on the channel with described first carrier frequency and described second carrier frequency with packet switching service.
30. a computer program, it can move in certain controller so that the described controller of programming is like this carried out someway, and it comprises:
Provide a plurality of carrier waves to carry packet switching service; And
Use described a plurality of carrier wave in the away minor segment of communication system, to create layered cell structure, so that described away minor segment is increased capacity.
31. computer program as claimed in claim 30 is characterized in that described method also comprises at least one main carrier is distributed to the ground floor away minor segment, and gives second layer away minor segment with at least one sub-carrier allocation.
32. a mobile device, it can communicate in comprising the mobile communication system of a plurality of away minor segment, and it comprises:
Be used for the device that communicates by a plurality of carrier waves; And
Be used for receiving the control signaling so that carry out the device that away minor segment is selected by first carrier at least, described receiving system receives the control signaling at least one other carrier wave, the described control signaling on described at least one other carrier wave does not comprise carries out the control signaling that away minor segment is selected.

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1. method that in comprising the mobile communication system of a plurality of away minor segment, communicates, it may further comprise the steps:
First carrier and at least one other carrier wave are provided in first away minor segment;
Define a plurality of time slots; And
Distribute at least one time slot in the described time slot, wherein during this at least one time slot, transmit the control signaling by described first carrier and described at least one other carrier wave.
2. the method for claim 1 is characterized in that also comprising that the time is organized assignment gives described first away minor segment, and wherein said time group comprises described at least one time slot.
3. the method for claim 1 is characterized in that also comprising that time slot and described other away minor segment of making in the described away minor segment are synchronous.
4. the method for claim 1 is characterized in that also comprising that the described first carrier of assignment comes carrier signaling, and described signaling comprises and is used to carry out the control signaling that away minor segment is selected.
5. method as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that also comprising that described at least one the other carrier wave of assignment does not carry the control signaling that is used to carry out the away minor segment selection.
6. the method for claim 1 is characterized in that also comprising:
Described first carrier is defined as main carrier, and described at least one other carrier wave is defined as subcarrier; And
Another main carrier is provided in second away minor segment, but another subcarrier is not provided.
7. the method for claim 1 is characterized in that also being included in the 3rd carrier wave is provided in second away minor segment, wherein, compares with described first away minor segment, and described second away minor segment has one or more carrier waves of lesser amt.
8. method as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that also comprising described first away minor segment is designated high burst away minor segment.
9. method as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that also being included in described first away minor segment layered cell structure is provided.
10. the method for claim 1 is characterized in that the communication in the described mobile communication system meets enhancing general packet radio service agreement.
11. the method for claim 1 is characterized in that further comprising the steps of:
Described first away minor segment is defined as the macrocell section;
Define at least one the small section in the described macrocell section;
Described first carrier is distributed to described macrocell section; And
Give described small section with described at least one other allocation of carriers.
12. the method that the expansion capacity is provided in first away minor segment of mobile communication system, it may further comprise the steps:
Be provided for the first carrier of bearer control signalling in described first away minor segment, wherein said control signaling comprises the control signaling that is used to carry out the away minor segment selection; And
Be provided for second carrier wave of carrier signaling, wherein said signaling does not comprise the control signaling that is used to carry out the away minor segment selection.
13. method as claimed in claim 12 is characterized in that described mobile communication system comprises a plurality of away minor segment, described method also is included in another away minor segment described first carrier is provided, but described second carrier wave is not provided.
14. method as claimed in claim 12 is characterized in that described mobile communication system has a plurality of away minor segment that comprise described first away minor segment, described method also comprises:
Described first carrier is defined as main carrier;
Described second carrier wave is defined as subcarrier; And
Another main carrier is provided in second away minor segment, but another subcarrier is not provided.
15. a system that is used to comprise the mobile communication system of first Radio Link, it comprises:
Interface, it transmits signal by described first Radio Link, and described interface is fit to send and receive the first carrier and second carrier wave; And
Control unit, it is fit to transmit the control signaling that is used to carry out cell selecting by described first carrier, and transmits signaling by described second carrier wave, and the described signaling on described second carrier does not comprise the control signaling that is used to carry out cell selecting.
16. system as claimed in claim 15 is characterized in that described first Radio Link carries packet-based business.
17. system as claimed in claim 16 is characterized in that also comprising second interface, it transmits signal by the circuit-switched link that comprises other carrier wave.
18. a system that is used to comprise the mobile communication system of a plurality of away minor segment, it comprises:
Interface, it is fit to communicate with described away minor segment; And
Control unit, it is adapted at providing at least one away minor segment a plurality of carrier waves, and described control unit will be organized assignment the time and give a described away minor segment, and a wherein said away minor segment has defined at least one time slot, during described at least one time slot, the control signaling is transmitted by described a plurality of carrier waves.
19. system as claimed in claim 18 is characterized in that described control unit is adapted at setting up layered cell structure in the described away minor segment.
20. system as claimed in claim 18, it is characterized in that at least one carrier wave that described control unit is fit in the described carrier wave of assignment carries the control signaling that is used to carry out the away minor segment selection, and another carrier wave at least in the described carrier wave of assignment does not carry the control signaling that is used to carry out the away minor segment selection.
21. system as claimed in claim 20 is characterized in that described at least one away minor segment is in high burst service amount area.
22. a method that is used for mobile communication system is expanded the control channel capacity, described mobile communication system comprises a plurality of sub-districts, and wherein each sub-district comprises a plurality of sectors, and first sector in described a plurality of sectors has high emergency case, and described method comprises:
In having described first sector of first carrier frequency, increase by second carrier frequency that is not used in selection; And
Described first carrier frequency that use is used to select.
23. a computer program, it can move in certain controller so that the described controller of programming is like this carried out someway, and it comprises:
Provide a plurality of carrier waves to carry the business relevant with packet-based business; And
Use described a plurality of carrier wave in the away minor segment of communication system, to create layered cell structure, so that described away minor segment is increased capacity.
24. computer program as claimed in claim 23 is characterized in that described method also comprises at least one main carrier is distributed to the ground floor away minor segment, and gives second layer away minor segment with at least one sub-carrier allocation.
25. a computer program, it comprises computer-readable media, wherein has computer program code means (means), so that described computer is carried out someway, it comprises:
In first away minor segment of mobile communication system, provide a plurality of carrier waves;
Define a plurality of time slots; And
Distribute at least one time slot in the described time slot, wherein during this at least one time slot, the control signaling is transmitted by described carrier wave.
26. a mobile device, it can communicate in comprising the mobile communication system of a plurality of away minor segment, and it comprises:
Be used for the device that communicates by a plurality of carrier waves; And
Be used for by first carrier reception control signaling is so that carry out the device that away minor segment is selected at least, described receiving system is not receiving the control signal of carrying out the away minor segment selection on another carrier wave at least.
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